Desired Characteristics of Faculty Members and Students in E-Learning in Higher Education of Iran: Virtual Student's Viewpoint

The purpose of this research was to study desired characteristics of faculty members and students in E-Learning in higher education of Iran from virtual students’ viewpoint. A descriptive–correlation survey approach was used in this study. Respondents filled in a web-based closed questions questionnaire. Based on the results, five most highly ranked items on requirements for students into e-learning in higher education were identified as: responsibility, participation and creativity, IT skills, motivation and virtual ability. Most important attributes on requirements for faculty members was learning management, virtual interactions, student’s support, electronic commitment, providing interaction environment and positive attitude to e-learning. By factor analysis, factors of e-learning success in higher education were reduced to two main factors, namely as Interactions and supporting factors and Contents and educational tools.